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Company Overview

Founded in 1996 as CacheFlow, the company focused on caching appliances for Internet service providers. In 2002 the company changed its focus to Internet security appliances and was renamed Blue Coat Systems. The company is a provider of advanced Web security solutions for global enterprises and governments, protecting users from cyber threat--whether they are on the network, on the Web, in the cloud, or mobile. In 2016 Symantec acquired Blue Coat, combining the strength of both companies to provide security solutions across endpoints, servers, e-mail messages, and Web transactions.

Cyfin - Blue Coat Configuration

Cyfin is installed on a server, not on the Blue Coat appliance.

Log File Setup

Log File Format: Cyfin supports log file formats Squid, Common, and W3C. Make sure your appliance is configured to one of these formats. Note also that regardless of format, Cyfin requires certain log file fields as a minimum. By default, log file formats Squid and Common automatically contain all the required fields. On the other hand, W3C most likely will not contain all the required fields. In this case, you may need to add one or more fields.

FTP Configuration: If your log files are currently being FTPed, determine the destination server/directory. If you plan to install Cyfin on the server where Blue Coat log files reside, no further action is needed. If you are not installing Cyfin on the same server, use your Blue Coat Management Console to configure your logs to be scheduled for FTP transfer to the server on which Cyfin is installed.

Default Directory: [InstallPath]\wc\cf\log

NOTE: Wavecrest highly recommends using the Squid log file format if possible. The W3C format routinely changes, and thus support of that format can be intermittent.